Longevity-Diva

On the morning of April 24, 2026, a port crane caught fire in Rio Grande, at the berth of the 'Longevity Diva', which had arrrived enroute from Taizhou, in pos. 32° 03' S 052° 04' W, halting all port operations with no restart in sight. The crane was in the middle of transferring a fertiliser cargo from the vessel to trucks, when it caught fire, followed by an explosion, at around 10 a.m. The operator managed to escape in time and was resued uninjured with assistanxe of a bulldozer. Two others were hospitalised after inhaling smoke. Firefighters report that cables on the equipment snapped. Flames reached also the hull of the bulk carrier, from the deck of which fire fighting operations were initiated too, before the ship was moved away to allow the firefighting tug ' Saam Antares' (MMSI: 710002370) access to the site from the water. The crane was completely destroyed. The exact cause of the blaze was under investigation. The bulk carrier remained stationary as of April 28. Report with photos: https://diarinho.net/materia/671221/Urgente--guindaste-do-porto-de-Itajai-pega-fogo